Match Recap
Round 20·Sat, 18-Aug-1973 2:10 PM·M.C.G.·12,561 att.
Melbourne
10.13 (73)
vs
Footscray
17.8 (110)
Footscray won by 37

Footscray defeated Melbourne 110–73, by 37 points. The match turned in the second quarter, when Footscray outscored Melbourne 43–23; Footscray won the disposals count 329–270.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne4.2 (26)7.7 (49)10.10 (70)10.13 (73)10.13 (73)
Footscray4.3 (27)11.4 (70)15.4 (94)17.8 (110)17.8 (110)

Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#15 Stan Alves1521741
#19 Ray Biffin133163
#14 Barry Bourke142163
#35 Paul Callery21526631
#54 Neil Chamberlain442
#6 Frank Davis152174
#24 Wayne Delmenico6393
#10 Carl Ditterich114155117
#28 Anthony Dullard33222
#23 Shane Fitzsimmons4371
#2 Robert Flower113147
#33 Gary Hardeman105154
#8 Peter Keenan224
#45 Greg MacDonald6611
#7 Graham Osborne1211364
#26 Greg Parke1521710
#22 Henry Ritterman819212
#4 Tony Sullivan163195
#18 John Tilbrook25258232
#11 Greg Wells1822031

Footscray — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#27 Garry Baker
#26 Don Brown1121331
#10 Gordon Casey181193
#34 Graeme Cook111
#12 Colin Dell10102
#24 Gary Dempsey127191236
#17 Adrian Gallagher264308
#37 Glenn Gingell1421641
#23 Stuart Magee2112211
#19 Gary Merrington993
#21 Stephen Power201212
#2 Bernie Quinlan163195
#11 Ivan Rasmussen13114112
#18 Ian Salmon173206213
#9 Laurie Sandilands14115783
#33 Gary Steel1131432
#3 Alan Stoneham244283
#16 David Thorpe21103162
#4 Peter Welsh1221453
#38 Terry Wilkins104144